Amino Acid and Stable Isotope Analyses of Skeletons Dated for the Anglo-Saxon Chronology Project

Author(s): N Beavan, Simon Mays, A Bayliss, J Hines, FG McCormac

We present the results of amino acid and stable isotope analysis for human bone from ninety-five articulated skeletons, including fourteen replicates of select specimens. All skeletons had been radiocarbon dated previously at the Queen’s University, Belfast. The amino acid analyses and carbon-nitrogen ratios indicate that the collagen in most samples was moderately well preserved. Stable isotope values for the group as a whole are consistent with an overall terrestrial diet.

Report Number:
88/2011
Series:
Research Department Reports
Pages:
80
Keywords:
Radiocarbon Dating Stable Isotope Analysis

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